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Otto F. Sankey

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 68 4792 1268 287 19305

Otto F. Sankey publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Otto F. Sankey between 1977 and 2011, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Otto F. Sankey published across 35 years, from 1977 to 2011, averaging 8.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2000. 9 of the 304 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2011. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2000. 1977: 2 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 1 publication 1980: 2 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 11 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 6 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 9 publications 1990: 8 publications 1991: 13 publications 1992: 11 publications 1993: 9 publications 1994: 13 publications 1995: 9 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 14 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 13 publications 2000: 19 publications 2001: 19 publications 2002: 18 publications 2003: 16 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 16 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 2 publications
1977 2011

304 publications in total across all disciplines

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Otto F. Sankey: publications per year, 1977 to 2011
Year Publications
1977 2
1978 1
1979 1
1980 2
1981 4
1982 4
1983 3
1984 11
1985 5
1986 6
1987 4
1988 5
1989 9
1990 8
1991 13
1992 11
1993 9
1994 13
1995 9
1996 7
1997 14
1998 11
1999 13
2000 19
2001 19
2002 18
2003 16
2004 10
2005 8
2006 7
2007 8
2008 9
2009 16
2010 7
2011 2
Total 304
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Otto F. Sankey publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Otto F. Sankey sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 270–289 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 287 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665 287
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Otto F. Sankey D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Otto F. Sankey sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 68–69 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469 68
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2000 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For developing realspace firstprinciples electronic structure methods with broad applications to materials problems

Overview

Otto F. Sankey is affiliated with Arizona State University in the United States. Their academic contributions focus primarily on the development and application of electronic structure methods in materials science.

Sankey received recognition from the American Physical Society in 2000, being named a Fellow for developing real-space first-principles electronic structure methods with broad applications to materials problems.

Their research areas are centered on electronic structure theory as applied to materials, with a particular emphasis on computational methods that facilitate understanding of material properties at the atomic and molecular levels.

Best Publications

  • Reproducible Measurement of Single-Molecule Conductivity

    X. D. Cui;A. Primak;A. Primak;X. Zarate;J. Tomfohr

  • Ab initio multicenter tight-binding model for molecular-dynamics simulations and other applications in covalent systems

    Otto F. Sankey;David J. Niklewski

  • Charge Transfer on the Nanoscale: Current Status

    David M. Adams;Louis Brus;Christopher E. D. Chidsey;Stephen Creager

  • Electronic structure approach for complex silicas.

    Alexander A. Demkov;José Ortega;Otto F. Sankey;Matthew P. Grumbach

  • Making electrical contacts to molecular monolayers

    X. D. Cui;X. Zarate;J. Tomfohr;O. F. Sankey

  • Changes in the Electronic Properties of a Molecule When It Is Wired into a Circuit

    X. D. Cui;A. Primak;A. Primak;X. Zarate;J. Tomfohr

  • Low-density framework form of crystalline silicon with a wide optical band gap

    Jan Gryko;Jan Gryko;Paul F. McMillan;Robert F. Marzke;Ganesh K. Ramachandran

  • Complex band structure, decay lengths, and Fermi level alignment in simple molecular electronic systems

    John K. Tomfohr;Otto F. Sankey

  • Wide-band-gap Si in open fourfold-coordinated clathrate structures.

    Gary B. Adams;Michael Okeeffe;Alexander A Demkov;Otto F. Sankey

  • Further developments in the local-orbital density-functional-theory tight-binding method

    James P. Lewis;Kurt R. Glaesemann;Gregory A. Voth;Jürgen Fritsch

  • Multicenter approach to the exchange-correlation interactions in ab initio tight-binding methods

    Pavel Jelínek;Pavel Jelínek;Hao Wang;James P. Lewis;Otto F. Sankey

  • Theoretical study of the lattice thermal conductivity in Ge framework semiconductors.

    Jianjun Dong;Jianjun Dong;Otto F. Sankey;Charles W. Myles

  • Predicted new low energy forms of carbon.

    Michael O’Keeffe;Gary B. Adams;Otto F. Sankey

  • Theoretical analysis of electron transport through organic molecules

    John Tomfohr;Otto F. Sankey

  • Energetics of Large Fullerenes: Balls, Tubes, and Capsules

    Gary B. Adams;Otto F. Sankey;John B. Page;Michael O'Keeffe

  • Electronic Signatures of all Four DNA Nucleosides in a Tunneling Gap

    Shuai Chang;Shuo Huang;Jin He;Feng Liang

  • Deep energy levels of defects in the wurtzite semiconductors AIN, CdS, CdSe, ZnS, and ZnO

    Unknown

  • Electronic decay constant of carotenoid polyenes from single-molecule measurements.

    Jin He;Fan Chen;Jun Li;Otto F. Sankey

  • Switching of a photochromic molecule on gold electrodes: single-molecule measurements

    Jin He;Fan Chen;Paul A Liddell;Joakim Andréasson

  • Molecular-dynamics determination of electronic and vibrational spectra, and equilibrium structures of small Si clusters.

    Otto F. Sankey;David J. Niklewski;D. A. Drabold;John D. Dow

  • Maximum entropy approach for linear scaling in the electronic structure problem.

    David A. Drabold;Otto F. Sankey

  • Semiempirical tight-binding band structures of wurtzite semiconductors: AlN, CdS, CdSe, ZnS, and ZnO

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul F. McMillan
Paul F. McMillan University College London
Alexander A. Demkov
Alexander A. Demkov The University of Texas at Austin
Stuart Lindsay
Stuart Lindsay Arizona State University
David A. Drabold
David A. Drabold Ohio University
Michael O'Keeffe
Michael O'Keeffe Arizona State University
Wolfgang Windl
Wolfgang Windl The Ohio State University
Jose Menendez
Jose Menendez Arizona State University
David K. Ferry
David K. Ferry Arizona State University
Hadis Morkoç
Hadis Morkoç Virginia Commonwealth University
John C. H. Spence
John C. H. Spence Arizona State University

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Best Scientists Citing Otto F. Sankey

David A. Drabold

David A. Drabold

Ohio University

Publications: 81

Fernando Flores

Fernando Flores

Autonomous University of Madrid

Publications: 65

George S. Nolas

George S. Nolas

University of South Florida

Publications: 61

Pavel Jelínek

Pavel Jelínek

Czech Academy of Sciences

Publications: 58

Mark A. Ratner

Mark A. Ratner

Northwestern University

Publications: 56

Richard J. Nichols

Richard J. Nichols

University of Liverpool

Publications: 49

Stuart Lindsay

Stuart Lindsay

Arizona State University

Publications: 49

Paul F. McMillan

Paul F. McMillan

University College London

Publications: 48

Pablo Ordejón

Pablo Ordejón

Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia

Publications: 40

David K. Ferry

David K. Ferry

Arizona State University

Publications: 34

Simon J. Higgins

Simon J. Higgins

University of Liverpool

Publications: 34

Alexander A. Demkov

Alexander A. Demkov

The University of Texas at Austin

Publications: 32

Takhee Lee

Takhee Lee

Seoul National University

Publications: 30

Emilio Artacho

Emilio Artacho

University of Cambridge

Publications: 28

Colin J. Lambert

Colin J. Lambert

Lancaster University

Publications: 27

Masateru Taniguchi

Masateru Taniguchi

Osaka University

Publications: 26

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